Vesania

Vesania (Latin for "insanity") was a Polish extreme metal band formed in 1997 by Orion, Daray and Heinrich.^[2] Later members were Annahvahr and Hatrah, who left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Siegmar.

Vesania
Vesania performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	Legionowo, Poland
Genres	Symphonic black metal, blackened death metal
Years active	1997–2018
Labels	Napalm,[1] Empire, Mystic, Fonografika, Metal Blade

Their first release, Moonastray, was a split with Black Altar, released in 2002 by Odium Records exclusively in Poland. The release was limited to 666 copies and each CD was signed with blood. 2003 saw the release across Europe of their first full-length album, Firefrost Arcanum, by Empire Records. This was followed by the departure of band member Annahvahr. Their second album, God the Lux, was released in April 2005, and shortly thereafter Valeo (Sammath Naur, Mortis Dei) joined the band as lead guitarist.^[3][4] Their third album, Distractive Killusions, was released in 2007 on Napalm Records, from which came their first single "Rage of Reason".

The vocals include screaming and low growling.^[5]

Members

• Tomasz "Orion" Wróblewski – guitar, vocals (1997–2018)
• Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski – drums, percussion (1997–2018)
• Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha – bass (1997–2018)
• Krzysztof "Siegmar" Oloś – keyboards (2000–2018)
• Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski – guitar (2005–2018; died 2018)
• Hatrah – keyboards (1998–1999)
• Filip "Annahvahr" Żołyński – guitar, vocals (1998–2003)

Live

• Sławomir "Mortifer" Arkhangelsky (family name Kusterka) – guitar (2003; died 2013)
• Kerim "Krimh" Lechner – drums (2014)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Firefrost Arcanum	Released: 23 March 2003 Label: Empire Records, Crash Music Formats: CD, digital download[6]
God the Lux	Released: 25 April 2005 Label: Mystic Production, Napalm Records Formats: CD, digital download[7]
Distractive Killusions	Released: 20 November 2007 Label: Mystic Production, Napalm Records Formats: CD, digital download[8]
Deus ex Machina	Released: 25 October 2014 Label: Fonografika,[9] Metal Blade Records[10] Formats: CD, digital download

Demos

Title	Demo details
Reh (tape)	Released: 1997 Label: Self-released Formats: CD
CD Promo 1999	Released: 1999 Label: Self-released Formats: CD

Other releases

Title	Details	Notes
Moonastray	Released: 2002 Label: Odium Records Formats: CD	Split with Black Altar
"Rage of Reason"	Released: 15 January 2008 Label: Empire Records Formats: CD	Single